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Naming your files

There are lots of approaches to naming your files so that they are findable and sortable. Suggestions:
-Start the name with a date like 2018-08-25. Leading with a date allows you to easily sort your files chronologically.
-After the date, add some descriptive keywords, like the title of a show, or the name of an interviewee.
-Decide on a few key words to describe versions and stick with them. i.e. “final” or “raw”.
-Try to avoid using spaces. Use underscores or camelCase instead.
-Above all else, try and be consistent.

Example filename: 2018-08-25_hamburger_show-final.wav

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Hot tip!
Write your filenaming convention on a piece of paper/sticky note and tape/stick it near your workstation so you never forget it!

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YYYY-MM-DD
keywords
version
file extension

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cautious cone
Be careful when renaming or refoldering project files! Project files often contain internal references to other files. If it cannot reference a file (because you renamed it or moved it) it can render itself unplayable! So, play it cautious: always test play a sample of files.

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